Mrs. Kerry Happe teaches first grade at Creek View Elementary School. She provides details about her background, education, and experience. She outlines the daily schedule, curriculum for math, science, social studies, and health. She describes the math routine, specials classes, grading policy, behavior system, homework expectations, classroom management, snacks/lunch, volunteers, and parent-teacher conferences. The document gives parents an overview of the classroom, teacher, schedules, curriculum, policies and opportunities for involvement.

1. Curriculum Night 2015Curriculum Night 2015
Creek View ElementaryCreek View Elementary
Mrs. Kerry HappeMrs. Kerry Happe
August 25, 2015August 25, 2015

2. All about Mrs. Happe…
•I am a graduate of The University of Rhode Island,
in Kingston, RI.
•I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary
Education.
•I have sixteen years experience teaching first
grade in Fulton County. This is my tenth year at
CVES.
•And I have five years experience teaching
Kindergarten.

3. Daily Schedule
• 7:10 – 7:40 Morning Work & Attendance
• 7:40-8:10 TEAM TIME
• 8:15- 9:30 BLOCK 1: Math/LA & ReadingLA & Reading
• 9:30-10:10 BLOCK 1:SS/Sc./Health or WritingHealth or Writing
• 10:10-10:50 BLOCK 2: SS/Sc./Health or Writing (snack)
• 10:56-11:26 Lunch
• 11:30-11:50 Recess
• 11:50-1:30 BLOCK 2: continued Math/LA & Reading
• 1:30-2:15 Specials
• 2:20 Dismissal

4. Math Curriculum
• Number Sense
• Addition & Subtraction Strategies
• Word Problems
• Graphing
• Geometry
• Fractions (parts of a whole)
• Telling Time
• Measurement (Non-Standard units)
• Money

5. Math Routine
What do students do when I teach small groups?
- Seatwork: Practice pages or an activity to practice a
previously learned skill.
- Math Tubs: Math tubs allow students to work cooperatively,
make choices, review skills, and work at their own
pace/ability in a fun hands-on setting.
- Examples of Tubs: Hands-on partner games, review of skills
with use of manipulatives.

6. Science
• Units
Earth Science
-Weather patterns
-Changes in water related to weather
Physical Science
-Sound
-Light & Shadows
-Magnets
Life Science
-Characteristics of living things
-Plants & Animals

7. Social Studies
Units:
Our Earth, Our Home
-Geography and Map Skills
American Folktales
-Heritage, Symbols and Our Country
Thomas Jefferson
-Goods and Services
Lewis and Clark
-Transportation
Harriet Tubman
Character Traits and Services

8. Social Studies “American
Heroes”
•Theodore Roosevelt
Natural Resources
•Benjamin Franklin
Communication and Invention
•George Washington Carver
•Agriculture, Producers, and Consumers
•Personal Finance
Needs and Wants

9. Health
•School Bus Safety
•Nutrition
•Red Ribbon Week
•Dental Health
•Fire Safety
•Think First, Stay Safe

10. Specials
• Monday- Computer Lab, Classroom Guidance, Library
• Tuesday-PE (Ribaric)
• Wednesday-Art (Maranto)
• Thursday- PE
• Friday-Music (Crane)
Be sure to wear tennis shoes on PE days!
Send in a note if your child cannot participate in PE.

11. Grading Policy
• Thursday Folders will have Graded Papers.They will come
home every 2 weeks. Behavior reports will come home each
week if needed.
• Grades online begin in 2nd
grade.
• Home Access logins and passwords will be given this evening
in the gym with id.
• First Grade
S = 80-100
N = 79-70
U = Below a 70

12. Home/School
Communication
• Monthly Newsletter
• Take Home Blue Folder
• Thursday Folders
• Agendas*- sign and return daily
• Email – Best way to reach me!
happe@fultonschools.org
• Phone – 770-667-2932
Ext. 287
• Send a note with your child for absences and
transportation. Name(first & last)/teacher name
and date of change.

13. Expectations for first
graders
First grade is an exciting time when students will
learn to establish routines and independence.
Students will:
– Unpack backpacks in the morning on their own to turn in
folders, notes from home, and lunch money.
– Have their own desk to organize and to care for.
– Keep an agenda and folder with homework and notes
from the teacher or parent.
– Be responsible for their materials.
– Complete homework and hand it in on time.
– Learn to tie shoes

14. Behavior Chart
Our code system for first grade is in the front of
the agenda & will notify you what classroom rule was
broken.
•Green – You are doing great!
•Yellow – Warning, stop and think!
•Orange – note home in agenda
•Red – refer to administrator in office
•Star- You have gone above and beyond good
behavior (and I caught it)
We will let you know by circling the color they earned in
your child’s agenda that day.

15. ClassDojo
• ClassDojo is a classroom management
system that encourages students to
behave and make progress.
• Parents can view reports and see
comments written by teachers.
• Letters will go home asking parents
to set up an account so you can stay
in the know.

16. Classroom Management
• The children will receive various rewards with the
assumption that they stay on green and do their jobs as
learners so that I can do mine as the teacher!
• Children will change their card from green to yellow, yellow
to orange and orange to red if they repeatedly violate
proper classroom behavior that hinders the learning
process.
• If they are doing a great job, following rules and really
impressing me, I will give them get a star for the day!
• I feel this will not only teach responsibility, but they will
also be learning some very important self discipline.

17. Homework
• Homework Packet goes home every Monday.
• Assignments are for each day.
• Each assignment is to be completed, checked, and signed by
the parent on the Homework Packet Cover Sheet.
• Packet is returned on Fridays with name on top and stapled
together. Return before Friday only if you know your child
will be absent.
• Expect your child to do their best even at home!
• Study spelling daily.
• Book-it will begin in October. Read 15 min. daily.
• Parents have homework too! Please read and sign your child’s
agenda each day.

18. Snack and Lunch
Our lunch time: 10:56-11:26
• Please put money for lunch or ice cream in a
sealed envelope with your child’s name and my
name. Place it in pouch in agenda. Ice cream is
served M,W,F.
• Snack is in the morning when we switch for
BLOCK 2. Please provide one healthy snack for
your child each day and one that they can open
independently.
• Students may have a water bottle with a flip top
(no twist on caps please). No juice.
• Birthday treats- drop off at the office or bring
to lunch.

19. Volunteers
• PTA Class Coordinator- Kimberly Wolf
• Organize parent volunteers to assist with
math groups.
• --Volunteers must be trained.Volunteers must be trained.
• Class Party Coordinator- Jennifer Barrett
• Organize class parties, Basket Raffle, Teacher
Appreciation Luncheon, Fall Carnival
Thank you volunteers!

20. Questions and Answers…
Please write them down and I will answer them
and get back to you at another time.
Please sign up for a conference time before you
leave!

21. Thank You forThank You for
coming!coming!
Have a safe and pleasant evening!Have a safe and pleasant evening!
Mrs. HappeMrs. Happe
Conference Day- Tuesday, October 9Conference Day- Tuesday, October 9thth
. Be sure. Be sure
to sign up!to sign up!